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Over 100 evacuated after fire ignites on ferry off Pembrokeshire, UK
The BBC reports that 147 passengers and crew were safely evacuated after a Ro-Pax ferry suffered an onboard fire as it was approaching its final destination...
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Pilot Boat News Roundup | December 21 – Deliveries to Spain and Libya plus Norwegian and UK orders
New pilot boats have been delivered to owners in southern Spain and Libya’s Mediterranean coast. Construction is meanwhile underway on new boats for...
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Offshore Vessel News Roundup | December 8 – Large unmanned motherships, hybrid crewboat orders and more
A US-based offshore survey and ocean exploration company acquires new robotic vessels while orders have been placed for a large shallow-draught workboat...
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Welsh crewboat operator acquired by new owners
London-based shipmanagement firm Purus Marine has confirmed its acquisition of HST Marine, a windfarm crewboat operating company headquartered in Swansea,...
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VESSEL REVIEW | Tanner – Newbuild response boat pair for UK’s London Fire Brigade
The London Fire Brigade (LFB) is one of the few UK emergency services to operate dedicated metal-hulled fireboats. The LFB very recently commissioned...
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RNLI, HM Coastguard boat crews rescue occupants from burning yacht off Welsh coast
Personnel from HM Coastguard and the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) at Mumbles in southern Wales responded to an incident involving a pleasure...
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Natural Resources Wales approves plan to protect vulnerable fish stocks
Natural Resources Wales has approved an action plan to help protect fish populations from the impact of predation by fish-eating birds (in this case...
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Work Boat World Offshore Vessel Orders and Deliveries Roundup – June 30, 2022
A new large drillship has been delivered by a Singaporean shipyard while a new multi-purpose workboat has entered service with a French operator. Two...
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Excess modifications, unsafe operation led to deadly fishing boat sinking off Welsh coast, MAIB report finds
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has released its report on the investigation into the capsizing and sinking of the whelk potting...
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